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United States - Infant Mortality Rate 1973

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
17.5 −0.8 from 1972 Global rank: 16th

United States's infant mortality rate was 17.5 in 1973, decreased +0.8 from 18.3 in 1972. This was the 16th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1973▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 1973
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sweden 9.8 -5.8%
2nd Japan 11.3 -5.0%
3rd Netherlands 11.3 -3.4%
4th Finland 11.4 -5.0%
5th Iceland 11.5 -4.2%
6th Norway 11.5 -5.0%
7th Denmark 11.6 -6.5%
8th Switzerland 12.8 -5.9%
9th France 13.1 -4.4%
10th New Zealand 15.8 -2.5%
11th Canada 15.9 -4.8%
12th Luxembourg 15.9 -5.9%
13th Australia 16.2 -4.1%
14th United Kingdom 16.7 -2.9%
15th Lithuania 17.0 3.7%
16th United States 17.5 -4.4%
17th Belgium 17.6 -5.4%
18th Singapore 17.7 -8.3%
19th Belarus 17.9 -1.1%
20th Ireland 18.0 -1.6%
21st Germany 19.7 -4.4%
22nd Czechia 19.9 -2.5%
23rd Antigua and Barbuda 20.4 -6.4%
24th Malta 21.3 -5.3%
25th Spain 21.8 -8.0%
26th Russian Federation 22.0 -0.9%
27th Austria 23.1 -4.5%
28th Israel 23.1 -3.3%
29th Greece 24.4 -2.8%
30th Italy 24.4 -7.6%
31st Slovak Republic 24.5 -1.2%
32nd Bulgaria 25.0 -2.3%
33rd Bahamas, The 26.7 0.8%
34th Poland 27.1 -5.6%
35th Cuba 27.3 -5.2%
36th Ukraine 27.4 -2.5%
37th Brunei Darussalam 28.8 -6.2%
38th Dominica 29.6 -6.9%
39th Grenada 32.5 -1.8%
40th Tonga 32.9 -5.5%
41st British Virgin Islands 33.5 -4.0%
42nd Cyprus 33.7 -2.6%
43rd Hungary 34.8 0.6%
44th Barbados 35.3 -5.1%
45th Malaysia 35.8 -5.3%
46th Romania 37.3 -3.6%
47th Korea 38.5 -4.9%
48th Jamaica 41.5 -3.9%
49th St. Lucia 41.6 -7.3%
50th Seychelles 41.6 -7.1%
51st Fiji 43.0 -0.9%
52nd Portugal 43.3 -8.5%
53rd Panama 43.4 -5.4%
54th Qatar 44.0 -6.4%
55th Trinidad and Tobago 44.2 -2.4%
56th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 44.8 -5.1%
57th Turks and Caicos Islands 46.1 -6.9%
58th Samoa 46.6 -4.5%
59th Costa Rica 47.4 -9.2%
60th Sri Lanka 47.5 -0.8%
61st Uruguay 48.6 1.0%
62nd Kuwait 48.9 -5.8%
63rd Moldova 48.9 -2.0%
64th Bahrain 49.6 -8.8%
65th St. Kitts and Nevis 50.3 -
66th São Tomé and Principe 50.9 0.8%
67th Lebanon 51.7 -0.8%
68th Philippines 52.5 0.4%
69th Marshall Islands 53.5 -2.6%
70th United Arab Emirates 54.1 -9.5%
71st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 55.7 5.5%
72nd Argentina 56.9 -1.9%
73rd Mauritius 57.4 -2.4%
74th Palau 57.4 -5.3%
75th Solomon Islands 59.0 -6.3%
76th Paraguay 59.8 -1.0%
77th Micronesia, Federated States of 60.0 -3.2%
78th Guyana 60.1 0.2%
79th Namibia 61.7 1.6%
80th Jordan 62.2 -4.2%
81st Viet Nam 62.6 -8.6%
82nd Chile 64.4 -2.3%
83rd Belize 65.2 -3.8%
84th Colombia 65.5 -3.8%
85th Syrian Arab Republic 67.1 -4.1%
86th Thailand 68.2 -4.7%
87th Zimbabwe 68.2 0.9%
88th Congo, Republic of 70.6 -1.8%
89th Vanuatu 71.3 -3.8%
90th Kazakhstan 71.8 -2.4%
91st China 72.5 -5.1%
92nd Cabo Verde 73.7 -5.3%
93rd Mexico 74.5 -3.0%
94th Tuvalu 75.0 -5.4%
95th Iraq 75.4 -4.1%
96th Libya 79.7 -6.6%
97th Kenya 82.5 -2.1%
98th Dominican Republic 82.8 -2.8%
99th Madagascar 83.4 2.2%
100th Zambia 84.1 -2.8%
101st Gabon 85.1 -2.2%
102nd Botswana 85.6 -3.5%
103rd Sudan 90.3 0.1%
104th Honduras 94.1 -3.8%
105th Ecuador 94.3 -3.4%
106th Tunisia 94.7 -5.2%
107th Brazil 95.3 -2.4%
108th Papua New Guinea 96.2 -3.2%
109th Kiribati 96.4 -2.1%
110th Indonesia 102.3 -2.7%
111th El Salvador 102.7 -2.1%
112th Peru 103.6 -2.8%
113th Mauritania 106.9 1.0%
114th Ghana 108.1 -2.4%
115th Eswatini 108.1 -2.8%
116th Tajikistan 110.1 -3.2%
117th Uganda 110.3 1.2%
118th Tanzania 111.4 -1.1%
119th Guatemala 112.1 -2.9%
120th Togo 114.5 -1.7%
121st Nicaragua 115.2 -10.4%
122nd Cameroon 116.8 -2.1%
123rd Senegal 117.5 -1.5%
124th Myanmar 117.8 -1.5%
125th Rwanda 121.1 1.8%
126th Burundi 121.5 -10.9%
127th Morocco 122.3 -1.3%
128th Congo, Democratic Republic of 123.9 -1.0%
129th Central African Republic 125.1 -1.7%
130th India 130.0 -1.7%
131st Türkiye 131.0 -2.6%
132nd Benin 131.6 -1.7%
133rd Pakistan 132.6 -0.7%
134th Lesotho 132.8 -1.9%
135th Iran, Islamic Republic of 133.2 -4.2%
136th Nigeria 134.0 -3.5%
137th Chad 135.3 -0.5%
138th Saudi Arabia 137.4 -6.5%
139th Gambia, The 139.4 -1.2%
140th Oman 141.2 -5.2%
141st Bolivia, Plurinational State of 144.4 -2.6%
142nd Côte d'Ivoire 145.1 -3.6%
143rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 145.9 -0.7%
144th Bangladesh 148.0 -0.3%
145th Comoros 148.3 -
146th Sierra Leone 148.4 -0.9%
147th Algeria 149.0 -2.7%
148th Mozambique 149.3 0.0%
149th Niger 153.3 0.2%
150th Burkina Faso 154.6 -1.9%
151st Haiti 156.1 -2.2%
152nd Malawi 158.4 -1.8%
153rd South Sudan 169.0 -1.1%
154th Nepal 169.4 -2.0%
155th Bhutan 172.1 -2.3%
156th Maldives 173.7 -4.5%
157th Guinea 176.1 -0.8%
158th Liberia 177.1 -1.7%
159th Mali 182.5 -1.8%
160th Yemen, Republic of 203.2 -3.1%
161st Afghanistan 213.8 -1.5%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was United States's infant mortality rate in 1973?▾

United States's infant mortality rate in 1973 was 17.5. This ranked 16th globally.

How did United States's infant mortality rate change in 1973?▾

United States's infant mortality rate decreased by 4.4% in 1973 compared to 1972.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1973?▾

Afghanistan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1973 at 213.8.

What is the infant mortality rate of United States in 1973?▾

The infant mortality rate of United States in 1973 was 17.5. This ranked 16th globally.

How does 1973 compare to 1972 for United States's infant mortality rate?▾

United States's infant mortality rate went from 18.3 in 1972 to 17.5 in 1973, a 4.4% decrease.

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